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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1871.
G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
IN pursuance and exercise of the power and
authority in me vested in this behalf by "The
Resident Magistrates Act, 1867," I, Sir George
Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that,
from and after the first day of September next, the
jurisdiction of the Resident Magistrates' Courts for
the
PAPAKURA DISTRICT, and
WAIUKU DISTRICT,
respectively, as the same are defined by Proclamation
bearing date the twenty-ninth day of November, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, shall be
extended to Fifty Pounds.
Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, this sixth
day of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one.
W. GISBORNE.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Treasury,
Wellington, 24th August, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
EDGAR HALL CAREW, Esq.,
to be Receiver of Gold Revenue for Blacks, in the
Province of Otago.
JULIUS VOGEL.
Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th September, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned promotions and
appointments, viz. :-
In the New Zealand Militia.
Ensign John Ralph Rees to be Captain. Date of
commission, 1st August, 1871.
In the Forest Rifle Volunteers.
Ensign James Mellsop to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 6th January, 1871.
In the Egmont Rifle Volunteers.
Allan Shaw Douglas to be Ensign. Date of com-
mission, 24th February, 1871.
In the Tauranga Cavalry Volunteers.
John Alfred Chadwick to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 18th February, 1871.
David Connor to be Lieutenant. Date of commis-
sion, 15th April, 1871.
DONALD MCLEAN.
Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th September, 1871.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
cancel the notice in the New Zealand Gazette,
No. 7, of the 5th February, 1870, constituting the
"Administrative Battalion, Auckland Rifle Volun-
teers;" and to authorize Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 6 Com-
panies, Auckland Rifle Volunteers, to be constituted
into an Administrative Battalion under the designa-
tion of
"The Auckland Rifle Brigade,"
from the 1st August, 1871.
Also, to make the under-mentioned appointments,
viz.:-
Major William Gordon to command the Auck-
land Rifle Brigade; and
Lieut.-Colonel William Charles Lyon to be
Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the same.
DONALD MCLEAN.
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NZ Gazette 1871, No 50
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⚖️ Proclamation extending Resident Magistrates' Court jurisdiction in Papakura and Waiuku Districts
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement6 September 1871
Proclamation, Resident Magistrates Act 1867, Jurisdiction extension, Papakura District, Waiuku District
- Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor
- W. Gisborne
💰 Appointment of Receiver of Gold Revenue for Blacks, Otago Province
💰 Finance & Revenue24 August 1871
Appointment, Receiver of Gold Revenue, Blacks, Otago
- Edgar Hall Carew (Esquire), Appointed Receiver of Gold Revenue
- Julius Vogel
🛡️ Promotions and appointments in New Zealand Militia and Volunteer Forces
🛡️ Defence & Military7 September 1871
Promotions, Appointments, Militia, Forest Rifle Volunteers, Egmont Rifle Volunteers, Tauranga Cavalry Volunteers
- John Ralph Rees, Promoted to Captain
- James Mellsop, Promoted to Lieutenant
- Allan Shaw Douglas, Appointed Ensign
- John Alfred Chadwick, Appointed Captain
- David Connor, Appointed Lieutenant
- Donald McLean
🛡️ Reconstitution of Auckland Rifle Volunteers into Auckland Rifle Brigade and command appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military7 September 1871
Reconstitution, Auckland Rifle Volunteers, Auckland Rifle Brigade, Command appointments
- William Gordon (Major), Appointed to command Brigade
- William Charles Lyon (Lieut.-Colonel), Appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel
- Donald McLean